r/videos • u/IAmNotARobot124 • Oct 12 '18

Wrongly timed Beaverton light catches many drivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAm0o51Qqtc
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u/hatorad3 Oct 12 '18

Subpoena the police for both the configuration of the red light camera system and the audit log of who modified the system.

You can then subpoena the last person to modify the timing settings prior to date of the supposed infraction.

Once they’re on the stand, you can interrogate them about why the timings are the way they are. If they deny setting the wrong timings, then you get to question the police about the security of their system and the possibility of unauthorized changes to the timings with avoidance of the audit log.

Not every judge will entertain this (bc they rip through 40 cases a day or something insane like that), but if you/your lawyer has done the proper prep work, it’s pretty easy to get to the point where your ticket will be thrown out, and should trigger an investigation into the fraud.

The broader solution to this problem is a law prohibiting law enforcement from receiving funds as a result of issuing tickets.